Bryant Park Frame Color:Unframed Bannister Runs Mile in World

Bannister Runs Mile in World Record Time of 3:59

Last night there was none of that

Medical student Roger Bannister becomes the first man to break the 4-minute barrier in the mile run on May 6

The photo was taken by Sam Falk (1901-1991)

When Carnegie Hall held its first concert on May 5

Bryant Park Frame Color:Unframed Bannister Runs Mile in WorldAs temperatures hovered around record highs for April, hundreds of New Yorkers spent their lunch hour getting a tan on the lush green grass of Bryant Park. Times staff photographer Vincent Laforet took the image on April 16, 2002, from atop a nearby building. The next day, the photo was atop the front page of The Times, where it was reported "the modes of undress ranged from jacketless businessmen to the shirtless, shoeless and sockless."